FURRY TONGUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does furry tongue mean? • FURRY TONGUE (noun)
The noun FURRY TONGUE has 1 sense:
1. a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
Familiarity information: FURRY TONGUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FURRY TONGUE (noun)
Meaning:
A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
black tongue; furry tongue; hairy tongue
Hypernyms ("furry tongue" is a kind of...):
side effect (a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy)
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